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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2018
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Muhammad Asif Bashir, San Jose, CA (US);
Petrus Antonius Van Der Heijden, Cupertino, CA (US);
Alexander Goncharov, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Barry Stipe, San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are magnetic write heads and data storage devices comprising such write heads. A magnetic write head comprises a leading side, a trailing side, an air-bearing surface (ABS), a main pole disposed between the leading side and the trailing side and extending to the ABS, a first return pole disposed between the main pole and the leading side, and a second return pole disposed between the main pole and the trailing side. One or both of the main pole and the second return pole may be tapered.